Structure of a securing mechanism for a garbage bag

ABSTRACT

A garbage can has a holding seat secured in an upper end portion thereof, and a loop-shaped member fitted in the holding seat; the holding seat has a loop shape, an inward loop-shaped protrusion, and a wedge connection portion, which is above the inward loop-shaped protrusion, and has an inward sloping surface; an upper end portion of the wedge connection portion has a larger internal width than a lower end portion of the wedge connection portion; when the loop-shaped member is fitted in the holding seat, it will closely touch the inward sloping surface of the wedge connection portion; therefore, a garbage bag will be secured after it is passed through the loop-shaped member at an upper edge portion, and the upper edge portion of the garbage bag is folded outwards and downwards to cover the loop-shaped member, and the loop-shaped member is tightly fitted in the holding seat.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a securing mechanism for a garbage bagin a garbage can, more particularly one, which can hold a garbage bag inthe opened position even when the garbage bag is suspended in a can, andheavy garbage is held in the garbage bag.

2. Brief Description of the Prior Art

Referring to FIG. 1, conventionally, a garbage bag 6 is held in agarbage can 5, and an upper edge portion 61 of the garbage bag 6 isfolded so as to cover an upper edge portion 51 of the garbage can 5 suchthat the garbage bag 6 will be kept in the opened position.

However, the above conventional way to hold a garbage bag in a garbagecan has the following disadvantages:

1. If the garbage bag is suspended instead of touching the bottom of thegarbage can, and heavy garbage is held in the garbage bag, the garbagebag will fall off the upper edge portion of the garbage can, no longerin the opened position to allow people to throw garbage in.

2. The folded upper edge portion of the garbage bag is outside thegarbage can, and in turn the look of the garbage can is spoiled.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is a main object of the invention to provide a securing mechanism fora garbage bag in a garbage can.

The securing mechanism of the invention includes a holding seat, and aloop-shaped member. The holding seat is secured in an upper end portionof a garbage can. The holding seat has a loop shape, an inwardloop-shaped protrusion, and a wedge connection portion, which is abovethe inward loop-shaped protrusion, and which has an inward slopingsurface; an upper end portion of the wedge connection portion has alarger internal width than a lower end portion of the wedge connectionportion. When the loop-shaped member is fitted in the holding seat, itwill closely touch the inward sloping surface of the wedge connectionportion.

Therefore, a garbage bag will be secured after it is passed through theloop-shaped member at an upper edge portion, and the upper edge portionof the garbage bag is folded outwards and downwards to cover theloop-shaped member, and the loop-shaped member is tightly fitted in theholding seat. And, when the garbage bag is suspended, and heavy garbageis held in the garbage bag, the loop-shaped member will be moveddownwards, and the upper edge portion of the garbage bag will be evenmore firmly secured.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be better understood by referring to theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a vertical section of the conventional garbage can,

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the garbage can of the presentinvention,

FIG. 3 is a vertical section of the securing mechanism of a garbage canaccording to the present invention, and

FIG. 4 is a vertical section of the securing mechanism of the inventionbeing moved to an even tighter position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIG. 2, a preferred embodiment of a securing mechanism fora garbage bag includes a holding seat 2, and a loop-shaped member 3. Thesecuring mechanism is held in an upper end of a garbage can 1.

The holding seat 2 has a middle holding hole 24, several fitting bars 21on an outward side, a gap 22 on a lower side, an inward loop-shapedprotrusion 23 around the middle holding hole 24, and a wedge connectionportion 25 around the middle holding hole 24 and above the inwardloop-shaped protrusion 23. The wedge connection portion 25 has an inwardsloping surface, and an upper end portion of the wedge connectionportion 25 has a larger internal width than a lower end portion of thewedge connection portion 25.

The loop-shaped member 3 has an outward sloping surface, a middle hole32, and an inward loop-shaped protrusion 31 around the hole 32. Theloop-shaped member 3 can closely touch the inward sloping surface of thewedge connection portion 25 at the outward sloping surface thereof whenfitted in the holding seat 2, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4; when theloop-shaped member 3 is moved downwards relative to the holding seat 2,the inward loop-shaped protrusion 23 of the holding seat 2 will stop theloop-shaped member 3 to prevent it from falling off the holding seat 2.Therefore, the loop-shaped member 3 will be even more firmly held in thewedge connection portion 25 of the holding seat 2 after it is moved to alower position.

The garbage can 1 has an internal protrusion 11 on an inner side of anupper end portion thereof, and a propping rod 12 for a lid. The holdingseat 2 is secured in the garbage can 1 with the fitting bars 21 thereofbeing engaged with the internal protrusion 11 of the garbage can 1; thegap 22 of the holding seat 2 holds a portion of the propping rod 12, andin turn the propping rod 12 is free to move.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a garbage bag 4 is passed through the middlehole 32 of the loop-shaped member 3 at an upper edge portion 41 thereof,and the upper edge portion 41 of the garbage bag 4 is folded outwardsand downwards to cover the loop-shaped member 3. Then, the garbage bag 4and the loop-shaped member 3 are positioned in the garbage can 1together, and the loop-shaped member 3 tightly fitted in the holdingseat 2. Thus, the garbage bag 4 is sandwiched between the loop-shapedmember 3 and the wedge connection portion 25 of the holding seat 2 atthe upper edge portion 41 thereof. And, if the garbage bag 4 issuspended instead of touching the bottom of the garbage can 1, and heavygarbage is held in the garbage bag 4, the loop-shaped member 3 will movedownwards, and the upper edge portion 41 of the garbage bag 4 will beeven more firmly sandwiched; in other words, the garbage bag 4 will beheld in the opened position, and it can't fall off the securingmechanism accidentally. To separate the loop-shaped member 3 from theholding seat 2, one should press his fingers against the lower side ofthe loop-shaped protrusion 31 of the loop-shaped member 3, and thenexert upward force to lift the loop-shaped member 3.

From the above description, it can be easily understood that thesecuring mechanism for a garbage bag has advantages as followings:

1. The loop-shaped member will touch the wedge connection portion of theholding seat closely when fitted in the holding seat. And, theloop-shaped member will be even more firmly held in the wedge connectionportion when it is moved downwards. Therefore, the upper edge portion ofa garbage bag can be firmly sandwiched between the loop-shaped memberand the wedge connection portion of the holding seat, and the garbagebag can't separate from the securing mechanism accidentally. And, whenthe garbage bag is suspended, and heavy garbage is held in the garbagebag, the loop-shaped member will be moved downwards, and the upper edgeportion of the garbage bag will be even more firmly sandwiched. In otherwords, the garbage bag can't fall off the securing mechanismaccidentally.

2. Because the holding seat has the inward loop-shaped protrusion underthe wedge connection portion, the loop-shaped member can't fall off theholding seat when moving downwards relative to the holding seat.

3. Even after the loop-shaped member is tightly fitted in the holdingseat, it can be easily lifted and separated from the holding seatbecause it has the loop-shaped protrusion for the user to exert forceon.

4. The folded upper edge portion of the garbage bag is hidden in thegarbage can, therefore the look of the garbage can won't be spoiled bythe garbage bag.

1. A securing mechanism for a garbage bag, comprising a holding seatfitted in an upper end portion of a garbage can; the holding seat havinga loop shape, and a middle holding hole; the holding seat having aninward loop-shaped protrusion; the holding seat having a wedgeconnection portion around the middle holding hole and above the inwardloop-shaped protrusion; the wedge connection portion having an inwardsloping surface; an upper end portion of the wedge connection portion ofthe holding seat having a larger internal width than a lower end portionof the wedge connection portion; and a loop-shaped member; theloop-shaped member being capable of being fitted in the holding seatwith an outward sloping surface thereof closely touching the inwardsloping surface of the wedge connection portion of the holding seat; theloop-shaped member having an inward loop-shaped protrusion around amiddle hole thereof; whereby a garbage bag will be secured after thegarbage bag is passed through the middle hole of the loop-shaped memberat an upper edge portion thereof, and the upper edge portion of thegarbage bag is folded outwards and downwards to cover the loop-shapedmember, and the loop-shaped member is tightly fitted in the holdingseat.
 2. The securing mechanism for a garbage bag as claimed in claim 1,wherein the holding seat has a gap on a lower side; the gap of theholding seat holding a portion of a propping rod of the garbage can forallowing the propping rod to move.
 3. The securing mechanism for agarbage bag as claimed in claim 1, wherein the garbage can has aninternal protrusion on an inner side of the upper end portion, and theholding seat has a plurality of fitting bars on an outward side thereof,and it is secured in the garbage can with the fitting bars being engagedwith the internal protrusion of the garbage can.